Cursive will no longer be a part of the US school curriculum.

[Miles 2,512]

I dont know if you were trying to prove a point here, but i read that A Ok first try.

 

Uhh, no.  I wasn't trying to prove a point.  I'm 20, lol, I'm not old.  I said old people's handwriting is hard to read.  I just wanted to write something in cursive.

 

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[...] No, they would just learn about multiplication and mitosis for the 4000th time.

 

LMAO!

 

That reminds me of an old Sabrina the Teenage Witch episode where Harvey keeps saying "Mitosis is... mitosis is..." over and over because he can't remember it.  Hahaha... Oh, good times.

 

Love that show   

 

~ Miles

[Pastel 7,630]

I thought more members would be worried, I for one think it's a bad idea.

But I guess that's because i only write in cursive.

[ARagY 1,152]

Farewell, you will be missed by me

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,578]

I have always despised writing in cursive, so this makes me jump with joy despite me not being in school for 4 years now. Considering that many things are now also being typed and typing is usually done in a standard print format, this seems like a more logical step. I always wondered why after second grade most of the time they required cursive at the schools I went to. It was just irritating especially since my hand writing is pretty bad as it is, it's never been good and cursive makes it worse. This decision has my support that's for sure.

[Overdrive 5,366]

Well, there's 2 ways to look at this. One one hoof (or hand), cursive has always been a part of school, because it once was and to a degree still is an important life skill to have. On the other hand, it frees up more time to study and learn about other subjects in school.

 

Personally, I think that it should still be taught in school. Yes, cursive, as of recent years has been relegated to just mainly signatures, but everyone has their own variations in writing. With all the talk of identity theft and cyber crimes in recent history, having a signature that's difficult to forge could mean the difference between financial security, and ruin.

[Tao 7,803]

What they could do is in the middle school/highschool offer it as a class or side in choices when you get to pick your

own classes a bit.

[Kivil 1,721]

We were supposed to learn cursive in the 3rd grade and now I am going to 9th! I have done fine without cursive and I am one of the few smartest people in my class!

[----------------------- 171]

It was pretty useless, but I guess it was just something for faster writing and such. It may pop up in some stuff, too. Signatures, standardized tests for some kind of agreement thing, and yeah. My style consists of a combo of both, though. Print mostly, but some connected letters. XD

[Admiral Regulus 2,769]

Cursive was by far the most pointless thing I ever learned in school, so I'm happy to see it go. It's about time.

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

I've never used it since I learned it in 3rd grade.

[yeet 2,027]

We never learnt it here I don't think. But I did it for my y's and g's. I got told off for it XD

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

Really?

 

I have one main concern. Since for the most part, you are supposed to sign your name in CURSIVE, how the heck are these new kids gonna to sign documents properly...?

[Night Mist 151]

I hate Cursive mine is awful and I have to think about how to make the letters flow. i should be happy it's gone, however I think it should be taught. I don't like math either after all and I still in school. I still think Cursive has it's uses and it has historic value in my eyes as well.

[Paladybug1 288]

When I was in like 3rd grade, the teachers would tell us that everything we did in grades ahead would have to be done in cursive. I'm in 8th grade currently and we haven't been required to use any cursive whatsoever. 

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Most of the educational systems in the US (and possibly other countries, though I can't judge those based on lack of knowledge) are already far outdated and need a complete rehaul to be useful for the modern age, and I think phasing out cursive is one very small step in the direction of the future. I guess you have to start small.

 

Most people's cursive is completely illegible and turns into a ridiculous scribble anyway. I think legibility is far more important than speed. Most likely, signatures will be required to be written in print to solve this. And I'm completely fine with that. Either that, or signatures may be phased out completely as electronic means of signing things become more and more common. I haven't really had to sign as many paper forms recently, as a lot of things have me simply put down my initials or name using a keyboard for computer documents. So this is likely another consideration as to why cursive is being eliminated.

[Justin_Case001 4,892]

Honestly, I think cursive is a completely unnecessary skill, and a waste of time for normal school.  It can be saved for art classes, like calligraphy.  All you need to be able to do is sign your name, which is just your own custom squiggle anyway.  More time should be spent practicing typing in school, rather than cursive.  I learned cursive in school, and after the cursive unit/test, I never used it again.  Waste of time.  I'm not saying that learning is a waste of time unless you're going to use it everyday.  Not at all.  Being well informed is important.  But cursive isn't like learning about science or how the universe works or something.  It's just an outdated skill.  We don't learn how to use an abacus in school, either.

[Biggybrony 244]

I don't recall actually being taught handwriting beyond a point in school. They taught me the proper ways to write letters but beyond the basics I'm pretty sure they just left us to it. I think everyone who wanted really neat handwriting just sort of developed it on their own.

[Jaxsie (Inactive) 1,343]

Being well-rounded is important. I can type fast; I write in print when I feel like it; and I can write in cursive well. I don't think getting rid of cursive is a good idea -- at all. (Gosh, I hate common core, but I digress.) Cursive is truly a lost art and it's unique to each person who employs it. It looks more mature than print. Schools are suppose to make well-rounded kids -- not strip away everything they feel is not necessary to their future technological work force chattel.

Edited July 14, 2015 by RainbowJaxs16

[The Nth Doctor 662]

Soon, we'll be writing notes in Cursive to confuse people

 

"What is this gibberish?"

[Guest]

I don't really care, I rarely see cursive used anyway, I only use cursive for signing my name. I cannot fully write sentences in perfect cursive but I come pretty close.

[InfectedPone 1,550]

Cursive is pretty useless now. Hell, even writing at all is becoming somewhat obsolete. But yeah, I think removing it is a good idea.

[Ac3xAssasin 453]

I really could care less if they are getting rid of cursive in schools 

 

as for me I learned cursive in elementary school, but I have completely forgot it by now, on the SAT where they make you copy the "I didn't cheat" pledge in cursive it looks like a bunch of scribbles for me, I am more of a math and science oriented person anyway so I am more concerned with my writing being neat, orderly, and legible rather that fancy.  

[Lisa 5,553]

Really?

 

I have one main concern. Since for the most part, you are supposed to sign your name in CURSIVE, how the heck are these new kids gonna to sign documents properly...?

 

Signatures don't have to be cursive. They can be print.

(They can actually be anything, i.e, a symbol. As long as it represents you somehow).

[Holiday Agnaktor 1,436]

In the Netherlands learning cursive is mandatory for everyone. (I think. It was like that at my school anyway. :c ) I was absolutely horrible at writing in cursive, so I got private lessons in writing in...not cursive? Something, anyway. I can still read it, sorta, but I can't write it. :3

[Discordian 6,015]

Signatures don't have to be cursive. They can be print.

(They can actually be anything, i.e, a symbol. As long as it represents you somehow).

Yeah, signatures only really exist so they can compare your handwriting and authenticate it. Being in cursive is irrelevant.